Saint Margaret of Cortona - Original Engraving by Fernando Gallarta

Small devotional copper engraving of Saint Margaret of Cortona, a Franciscan tertiary, shown half-length in an oval with a veil over her head, her hands joined and the cross resting on her shoulder. Signed in tiny letters below the oval, Fer.do Gallarta. The title runs along the cartouche below.

Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Fernando Gallarta
Dimensions: 2.2 x 3.1 in (5.6 x 8 cm)
Condition: Trimmed along the outline by an early collector; paper heavily toned, a small tear at the right edge and the title cartouche partly lost